Prediction time: Can Huskies avoid the upset?

After the Huskies and Jake Locker came up short on opening weekend against BYU, they desperately need a victory to have some momentum heading into next week’s game against Nebraska.

The good news for the Huskies? They’re heavy favorites (13 points) against Syracuse.

Syracuse may be much improved over the 2007 edition that lost by 30 points to the Huskies, but Washington should be able to roll over the Orange, who tuned up for the game by romping against Akron.

Locker should be looking to back up the Heisman talk after a so-so performance against BYU in which he threw for 266 yards, but only completed 54 percent of his passes. If Chris Polk can establish the run game early, it could be a healthy day for the UW offense.

Final prediction? UW 31, Syracuse 17.

What do you think? Post your predictions below and the winner will be revealed in next weeks prediction post.

Congrats to the esteemed “unregistered user” who came the closest last week with a prediction of a 28-13 BYU victory.